Archive for the ‘Heart’ category
Senior Health | Is There a Connection Between Oral Health and Heart Health?
By Jan Shapan: With growing confidence, physicians and dentists are confirming the powerful link between oral health and your risks of heart problems. The evidence doesn’t suggest that the link is causal—the condition of your mouth actually causing a heart attack—only that a clear association seems to exist. For example the International Journal of Cardiology [...]
Senior Health | Why Heart Attacks Occur in Many People With Normal Cholesterol Levels
By James P. Meschino, DC, MS There is no doubt high cholesterol levels increase risk for heart attack and other cardiovascular diseases. Your patients should strive to achieve a fasting blood cholesterol level below 3.9 mmol/L if possible, which is the safest level in regards to cardiovascular disease risk. However, there is more to the [...]
Senior | Healthy Eating Habits is the Key to a Healthy Heart
A large number of people around the world are suffering from different types of heart conditions and diseases. The most common cause of heart problems is eating unhealthy, fatty foods. Food rich in saturated fats reduces the absorption of cholesterol in the body. High cholesterol leads to deposit of fatty acids in the body, which [...]
Senior Health | Heart Attack: the Leading Cause of Death
“Prevention is better than cure.” – This is really true and must not be ignored by any of us. Healthy mind, body and soul definitely increases you life span. Who would like to die at young age? Who doesn’t want to linger and enjoy life? Who would want to leave their loved ones behind? Of [...]
